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J. WALDHEIM.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN WALDHEIM, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO UNION TYPEWRITER COM-PANY, ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

Application filed August 4, 1910. Serial No. 575,504.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN VVALDHEIM, citizen of the United States, andresident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typewriting ma= chines and more particularly totabulating mechanism.

The present invention is in the nature of improvements on theconstructions disclosed in the previously filed applications ofSivertsen and Nielsen Serial No. 488,675; George H. Smith Serial No.533,717 George F. Ballou Serial No. 541,995; and Charles H. ShepardSerial No. 574,908 and has some of the same general objects in view.

Generally speaking, the purpose of the invention is to provide means bywhich tabulator stops may be quickly selected and set to operativeposition, and may be quickly cleared or moved to inoperative positionwhen the character of the work is such as to require the use of a newand different set of stops.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my inventionconsist-s in the various features of construction, combinations ofdevices, and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals indicatecorresponding parts in the various views, Figure l is a fragmentary sideelevation, with parts in section, of one form of typewriting machineembodying my invention, only so much of the machine being shown as isnecessary to an understanding of my invention in its embodiment therein.Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail fragmentary plan view with parts insection, showing a portion of the tabulator mechanism and the means formoving the stops into and out of operative position. Fig. 3 is a detailfragmentary front elevation showing the carriage scale, the ordinaryindicator which cooperates therewith, and a special stop se't indicator.Fig. 4 is a detail front elevation showing the column stop bar and thestop lockingbar. Fig. 5 is a detail fragmentary side elevation withparts in section; the View illustrating a portion of the tabulatingmechanism, and the means for moving the column stops into and out ofoperatlve position. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the same with partsbroken away and parts 1n section. Fig. 7 is a side elevation with partsin section; the view showing a portion of the tabulating mechanism, together with the means for moving the tabulator stops into and out ofoperative position. The parts are shown in this figure disposed as theyappear just after a stop has been moved to operative posit-ion. Fig. 8is a view corresponding to Fig. 7 but illustrating the parts disposedas-they appear just after a stop has been moved out of the op erativeposition. Fig. 9 is a detail plan view showing the means by which thecarriage is arrested when the stops are to be moved to inoperativeposition. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of a portionof the tabulator frame. Fig. 11 is a detail perspective view of themagazine for the column stops. Fig. 12 is a detail fragmentary frontelevation showing a modified form of indicator to aid in setting thestops.

It has been customary heretofore to provide a column stop bar with meansfor connecting a series of column stops thereto at different points inthe length of the bar cor responding to different letter space positionsof the carriage, the stops being removed by hand. from one position onthe bar and adjusted to another position as the character of the workrequired. The setting of these stops subjected the operator toconsiderable annoyance and consumed much time. By the present inventionthese diliiculties are overcome and the stops may be quickly selectedand set and may be quickly cleared when the character of the workrequires the use of a different set of stops.

I have shown my invention embodied in the present instance in a No. 11Remington machine, though it should be understood that the invention maybe embodied in various styles of typewriting machines.

The frame of the machine comprises a base 1, corner posts 2 and a topplate 3. A carriage 4 is mounted on anti-friction balls or rollers 5 tomove over the top plate from side to side of the machine. The carriagecarries a cylindrical platen 6 which is shown mounted in a conventionalmanner in Fig. 1. The carriage is connected in the usual manner to aspring drum 7 by which it is propelled across the top plate. The meansfor controlling the carriage in its step-by-step feed movement and forreleasing it at tabulating operations may be of the usual wellknownconstruction. Rearwardly extending arms 8 are secured by screws 9 to thecarriage and support a column stop bar 10 at the rear ends thereof. Thecolumn stop bar or support 10 is preferably formed with teeth 11 on theupper and lower sides thereof to provide interdental spaces 11 in whichthe bifurcated sheet metal column-stops 12 are adapted to slide and tobe held. There are preferably as many sets of interdental spaces on thecolumn stop bar as there are letter space positions of the carriage inits travel from side to side of the machine, or as there are letterspace indices on the carriage scale 13 with which the usual fixedpointer 14 is adapted to cooperate. Then the column stops are inoperative position as shown in Fig. 1, suitable tabulating mechanism isadapted to cooperate therewith. For the purpose of the present inventionany suitable tabulating mechanism may be employed to cooperate with thecolumn stops. In the present instance I have illustrated the form oftabulating mechanism employed in the No. 11 Remington machine. In thisconstruction a tabulator frame 15 is secured by screws 16 and 17 to theframe of the machine. A series of denominational stop levers 18 ispivoted in the tabulator frame at 19. The upper, forwardly extendingends of the denominational stop levers constitute denominational stops20. These stops project through and are guided in slots formed in guideplates 21 secured to the tabulator frame by screws 22. The lower end ofeach denominational stop lever is connected to a link 28, the forwardend of which is connected to a depending arm 24 of an angular actuatinglever pivoted to turn on a pivot rod 25 secured to the base of themachine. Each angular lever has a forwardly extending arm 26 operativelyconnected with a key stem 27 which passes through, and is guided, inopenings in guide alates 28 and 29. Each key stem 27 is provided withthe usual denominational or tabulating key 30. Each angular lever isconnected to one end of a contractile spring 31, the opposite end ofwhich is connected to the guide plate 29.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that a depressionof any of the denominational keys 30 is effective to project thecorresponding denominational stop 20 into the path of the operativecolumn stops 12, and at the same time to efiect a release of thecarriage through the usual carriage release mechanism not shown. Thenpressure is released from the depressed tabulator key 30, the associatedrestoring spring 31 is effective to move the key and the partscontrolled thereby to normal position.

The column stops are normally contained in a container, support holderor magazine secured by screws 33 to one side of the tabulator frame 15,which latter, for the purposes of the present invention, may be regardedas a part of the frame of the machine. The magazine, which is shown indetail in Fig. 11, has a rectangular opening 34 in which the columnstops are received and also has a slot 35 in the front face thereofthrough which the upper arm of each column stop is adapted to project,as shown in Fig. 2. The lower arm of each column stop, except the onewhich is about to be projected to operative position, engages the frontwall 36 of the container. A plunger or follower 37 bears against the se-*ries of column stops at the left-hand end thereof and is pressed to theright by a coiled expansion spring 38. From an inspection of Fig. 11 itwill be seen that the magazine is provided with a groove 39 in which ashifting or moving device, projector or ejector 40 is received. Thisprojector is adapted to move in its guide openings fore and aft of themachine and at the righthand end of the magazine beyond the righthandend of the wall 36 and is of such thickness as to cooperate with but onecolumn stop at a time. The projector is preferably situated, say, at sixletter spaces to the left of the left-hand, or decimal stop, of theseries of denominational stops 20. As the carriage moves step-by-stepfrom one side of the machine to the other, the interdental spaces 11 inthe column stop bar are brought successively into register with therighthand column stop 12 in the magazine and in alinement with theprojector 40. From an inspection of Fig. 5 it will be seen that theshape of the projector is such that it is adapted to engage the rear andbottom edges of the column stops as the stops are brought successivelyinto the path of the projector by the spring pressed plunger 37. Theprojector is provided with a laterally extending pin 41' received in aslot 42 in the upper end of an actuating arm 43. The actuating arm 43 isfixed to a rock shaft 44 mounted in bearing openings in a bracket 45secured to the top plate of the machine. At the oppo site end of therock shaft from that which carries the actuating arm 43 is a sleeve 46,secured to the rock shaft by a set screw 47 and provided with an arm 48perforated at 49 (see Fig. 8) for the reception of a pin 50 on anupwardly extending link 51. The upper end of this link is bifurcated toreceive a pin 52 which projects from a shaft 53 mounted to movelongitudinally in bearings in the bracket 45. The pin and slotconnection between the upper end of the link 51 and the longitudinallymoving shaft 53 is effective to guide the link in its up and downmovements and to shift the upper end of the link when the shaft or rod53 is shifted longitudinally. A coiled spring 54 surrounds the shaft 44and is connected thereto at one end, the opposite end of the shaftbearing against the bracket 45 so as to turn the rock shaft 44 and tendto maintain the actuating arm 43 in the normal position shown in Fig. 8;or to return the shaft and the parts connected therewith to normalposition after they have been actuated. The lower end of the link 51 ispivoted at 51 to a key lever 55 fulcrumed at 56 and provided with afinger key 57 which is arranged at the keyboard of the machine. This isa special projecting key, a. depression of which is effective to movethe link 5] downwardly, and when said link is connected to the arm 48,the actuating arm 43 will be moved forwardly, carrying the projector 40forward to move a column stop which is in register therewith from themagazine to operative position on the column stop bar. The positionalong the column stop bar to which the column stop will be moved by theprojector 40 depends on the position of the carriage in its line oftravel as will hereinafter more clearly appear.

From an inspection of Fig. 6 it will be observed that the longitudinallymovable rod '3 is provided with a laterally projecting pin 58 whichengages in an enlarged opening 59 in a lever 60 pivoted at (31 to anupwardly extending car on the bracket 45. The upper end of the lever isprovided with a finger piece or key 62 by which the lever may be turnedto effect a longitudinal movement of the rod 53, to throw the link 51into and out of engagement with the arm 48, the pivotal connection 51affording this swinging movement of the upper end of the link. It willbe understood therefore that a movement of the finger piece 62 to theright is effective to swing the upper end of the link 51 to the right,bringing about a disengagement between the pin 50, carried by the upperend of the link, and the arm 48 with which said pin is adapted to beconnected. A leaf spring (33 is secured by screws 64 to an uprightmember 90 on the bracket 45. This spring 63 has an angular engagingportion 65 which is adapted to be received in one or the other of twonotches 66 in the rod 58, so as to retain the rod and the partsconnected therewith in either one of the two positions to which they maybe set by the finger piece 62.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that when the link01 is operatively connected to the projector 40 a depression of the key57 is effective to move the right-hand one of the series of column stopsin the magazine to operative position on the column stop bar. As soon asthe n'ojoctor 40 is withdrawn the spring pressed plunger 37 is effectiveto move the series of column stops bodily to the right so as to bringthe next column stop into register with the projector. After thecarriage has been moved to the desired position to receive the nextcolumn stop an actuation of the finger key 57 is effective to move thenext column stop from the magazine to operative position on the columnstop rod and so on until the desired number of column stops areprojected to operative position.

It will be understood that the tabulator frame 15 is carried by theframe or by a fixed part of the machine and that the magazine is carriedby the tabulator frame. For the purpose of the present invention thetabulator frame may be regarded as a part of the frame of the machine sothat the column stops are normally carried by the frame of the machineand are projected successively to operative position on the column stopbar carried by the carriage.

The upper end of the link 51 is provided with a pin (37 that extendstherefrom to the right and is adapted to be received in an opening 68 inan arm 69, secured to a rock shaft 70 mounted in bearing openings in thebracket 45 and arranged parallel with the rock shaft n. A coiled spring71 surrounds the rock shaft 70 and is connected thereto at one end, theopposite end of the spring bearing against the bracket t5 to turn therock shaft and normally maintain the arm 69 in the elevated position.The opposite end of the rock shaft 70 from that which carries the crankarm 69 is provided with an actuating arm 72 which extends upwardly andforwardly and is provided at its upper end with a laterally projectingpin 73 re ceived in a slot 74 in a shifting or moving device 7 5. Thisshifting device is carried by a bearing member 76 supported by thebracket 45, the shifting device being adapted to slide in its bearingfore and aft of the machine. The shifting device 7 5 is arranged in foreand aft alinement with the projecting device 40 and is in register withthe slot tl'irough which the column stops are projected from themagazine. The shifting device 7 5 is also arranged on the opposite endof the column stop bar from the projecting device 40 and like the device40 is of such thickness as to cooperate with but one column stop at atime. As the carriage re ceives a step-by-step movement the column stopson the column stop bar are adapted to be brought successively intoregister with the shifting device 75, so that a. rearward movement ofthe device at this time is effective to move the column stop 12 which isin register therewith rearwardly out of engagement with the column stopbar and to shift it into the receiving slot in the column stop magazineor into the slot in the magazine through which the stops are ejected. Asa column stop is moved by the shifting device 75 from the column stopbar back into the magazine, the beveled end 77 of the col umn stop movedby the device 75 is adapted to engage the projecting end of therighthand column stop of those in the container or magazine and to camor shift all of the stops in the magazine to the left against thepressure of the spring 38. Thus it will be seen that as each column stopis moved into the magazine it shifts those already therein to the leftto make room for the newly introduced column stop. lVhen the fingerpiece 62 is shifted to the right it is effective, as hereinbeforepointed out, to swing the upper end of the link 51 in order to disengageit from the actuating means for the projecting device 40. This samemovement is effective to move the pin 67 into the opening (38 with whichit normally registers, thus effecting a connection with the arm 69, rockshaft 70, actuating arm 72 and shifting device 7 5, by which the columnstops may be moved suc cessively from operative posit-ion on thecarriage to the container or magazine on the frame of the machine; eachdepression of the key 57 at this time being effective to move a columnstop out of operative position and the stop which is moved toinoperative position depending on the position of the carriage in itstravel.

A locking bar 7 8 (see Fig. t) is mounted on parallel links 79 pivotedat 80 to the column stop bar 10 A depending arm 81 on the locking bar isconnected to one end of a contractile spring 82 and projects under thestop bar 10 to limit the upward movement of the locking bar. The spring82 has its opposite end connected to a pin 83 on the lower side of thecolumn stop bar. The spring .82 tends to move the locking bar 78 to theelevated position above the teeth on the upper side of the column stopbar. From an inspection of Fig. 7 it will be observed that the engagingedge 84- providcd on the upper side of the locking bar. This engagingedge is angular in. cross section with inclined front and back faceswhich are adapted to be received in a V-shaped opening 85 in each of thecolumn stops. An inclined face 86 is likewise pro vided on each columnstop for cooperation with the engaging edge 84 on the locking bar. Theconstruction is such that when a column stop is moved from the magazineto operative position on the column stop bar the inclined face 86 on thecolumn stop coacts with the locking edge 84 to depress the locking baragainst the pressure of its spring 82. As soon as the V-shaped notch 85of the stop registers with the engaging edge 84 the spring 82 effects anupward movement of the locking bar to seat it in said notch 85 toprevent accidental displacement of the column stop from its operativeposition on the column stop bar. It will be understood, however, thatwhen the shifting device 75 is moved rearwardly, it is effective to movethe column stop which is in register therewith rearwardly, and at thistime the locking bar will be cammed down by the forward wall of theV-shaped notch 85 against the pressure of the spring 82 to afford adisengagement of the column stop from the locking bar.

From. an inspection of Fig. 5 it will be observed that when all of thecolumn stops are removed from the column stop bar the locking bar 7 8 ismoved by its spring 82 to a greater height, where itis interposed in thepath of the shifting device 75 to prevent an actuation thereof. Thuswhen there are no column stops on the column stop bar there is nonecessity for actuating the device 75 and it is at this timeautomatically locked against actuation. Any attempt at this time todepress the key 57 will be resisted by the locking bar, assuming thatthe device 7 5 is operatively connected with the key 57. The operator isthereby warned that the column stops have all been cleared from thecolumn stop bar, and that it is necessary at this time to shift thefinger piece 62 if the operator desires to set up a new group of columnstops. As soon, however, as a column stop is projected forwardly tooperative position on the column stop bar the locking bar is moved andmaintained down in a position where itno longer obstructs the movementof the device 75.

In order to facilitate a clearing of the column stops from the columnstop bar, I have provided means for arresting the carriage successivelyat difi erent positions where the column stops are brought successivelyinto position to register with the shifting device 7 5 and to bereceived in the magazine. A stop 87 is formed as an upwardly extendingoffset projection of an arm F48. The arm 88 is mounted for axial as wellfor turning movement on a shouldered pivot screw 89 received at itsthreaded end in a tapped opening in an upright 90 on the bracket L5.This upright also constitutes a support for the bearing and guidingmember 7 6. A coiled expansion spring 91 engages the arm 88 at one endand at its opposite end is secured to the upright or support 90. Thiscoiled expansion spring tends to normally maintain the arm 88 in theaxial position shown in Fig. 2 where the arm bears against the head ofthe screw 89; the spring also tends to turn the arm around its pivot tothe lowermost position. WVhen the stop 87 is in the operative positionthe relation between the stop 87 and the shifting device 7 5 is suchthat when the carriage is moved to the right a column stop contacts withthe left hand face of the stop 87 and such column stop will then be inregister with the shifting device 75 and adapted to be forced from thecolumn stop bar into the magazine. lVhen a column stop and the stop 87cotiperate through a movement of the carriage to the right, no axialmovement of the arm 88 is effected as the arm at this time bears againstthe head of the screw 89 which resists such axial movement. If, on theother hand, the carriage be moved from right to left the first columnstop will strike the right-hand face of the stop 87, moving the arm 88against the pressure of the expansion spring 91 to effect an axialmovement of the arm against the pressure of said spring, and this axialmovement is limited by the hub of the arm 88 contacting with thesupporting member 90. The axial movement of the arm 88, thus effected,is sufficient to move the stop 87 and arm 88 from the dotted to the fullline position shown in Fig. 9, and in this position the column stopwhich engages the stop 87 is in register with the shifting device 75, sothat an actuation of the shifting device at this time is effective tomove the said column stop from the column stop bar into the container ormagazine. It will be understood that in either arresting position of thestop 87, that is to say, whether it be in the position shown in Fig. 2or in the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 9, it is out of thepath of the shifting device 7 5 in the movement of the latter fore andaft of the machine. When the stop 87 and arm 88 have been moved from thedotted to the full line position in Fig. 9 and the column stop bar hasbeen projected rearwardly from the column stop bar into the container,and thus disengaged from the stop 87, the spring 91 becomes effective toagain restore the arm 88 and stop 87 to normal position where the saidarm bears against the head of the screw 89, as indicated in Fig. 2. Thestop 87 is therefore again in position to cotiperate with the nextcolumn stop which may be brought into contact therewith whether the stopis moved with the carriage from right to left or from left to right. Thecontrol of the swinging movement of the stop 87 into and out of the pathof the column stops is automatically effected when the key 57 isconnected to the shifting device 75. Thus from an inspection of Fig. 6it will be seen that a cam 92 is provided on the rod 53 and that whenthe finger piece 62 is moved to the right a corresponding longitudinalmovement of the rod 53 is effected. This movement of the rod, ashereinbefore pointed out, is effective to disengage the finger key 57from the projector 41-0 and to operatively connect said finger key withthe shifting clevice 75. A corresponding movement of the cam 92 with therod 53 is effective to elevate the arm 88 against the pressure of itsspring 91 and to elevate the stop 87 into the path of the column stopson the column stop bar.

In order to provide an indicator to indicate the position of thecarriage relatively to the projector 40 and shifting device 75 and bywhich the setting of the stops may be readily effected, I have providedan offset stop set indicator 93 which projects laterally from the fixedpointer 14 which cooperates with the carriage scale. It will be observedthat this indicator 93 is set six letter space distances from theindicator 14 and to the left thereof, which distance corresponds to thedistance between the first of the column stops in the magazine and withthe left-hand or decimal stop of the series of denominational stops 20.Af er the operator determines the position on iii paper where the firstcolumn is to 11131761. this point, which may be assumed to be 1.1 23 onthe carriage scale, will be moved to the stop set indicator 98. Thefinger piece 62 should then be in the left-hand position indicated inFig. 6, to operatively connect the projecting device 4C0 with the fingerkey 57. A depression of said finger key is effective to actuate theprojector, and to move the column stop 12 which is in register therewithforwardly into engagement with the column stop bar, and when pressure onthe key 57 is released, the projector 40 will be withdrawn into themagazine ready to cooperate with the next column stop to be movedforwardly to operative position. Other stops may be successively set inthe same manner.

Instead of providing an off-set pointer such as the pointer 93, I preferto provide an indicator 94., as shown in Fig. 12, on the usual fixedindicator 95 employed in the No. 11 Remington machine and which iscooperative with the paper at or near the printing point. The specialindicator 94 is off-set from the printing point, indicated at m in Fig.12, six letter space distances which correspond to the off-set positionof the devices L0 and 75 from the decimal stop. In selecting the stopsby the aid of the indicator 94, I bring the point on the paper at whichthe column stop is to be selected directly into register with theindicator 94, regarding this indicator for the purpose of setting thestop as a printing point indicator. Thus, for instance, if a sheet ofpaper is provided which is ruled for four columns within which writingis to appear, the sheet may be introduced into the machine and thevertical lines on the sheet brought successively to the indicator 94E,depressing the key 57 as each line is brought into position to registerwith the indicator 94:. This is effective to project the column stop ata point which will correspond to and effect an arrest of the carriage inposition to begin each column at the line on the paper. By being off-setsiX letter space distances from a fore and aft vertical plane passingthrough the printing point the stop set indicator enables each of thecolumn stops to be projected or set in proper-position, due regard beinghad to the position of the carriage in its line of travel with referenceto the printing point.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; a frame of the machine; a tabulator stop; and means forshifting said tabulator stop from one of said frame and carriage partsto and for connecting it with the other of said parts,

2. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofacarriage; a frame of the machine; a tabulator stop; means for shiftingsaid tabulator stop from one of said frame and carriage parts tooperative position on the other of said parts; and means for shiftingsaid tabulator stop back to inoperative position.

3. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; a frame of the machine; a tabulator stop; and a shiftingdevice, said shifting device and stop both being normally carried by oneof said frame and carriage parts, and the shifting device beingoperative to shift the stop to the other of said parts and to operativeposition thereon.

l. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; a frame of the machine; a tabulator stop; a shifting device;a stop holder; and a stop support, said shifting device, stop and stopholder being normally carried by one of the carriage and frame parts,and the stop support being carried by the other of said parts, and theshifting device being operative to move said stop from said holder tooperative position on said stop support.

In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination of aframe of the machine; a carriage; a column stop; and means for shiftingsaid column stop from one of said frame and carriage parts to any one ofa plurality of positions on the other of said parts, the relativemovement between the carriage and frame determining the particular oneof the said plurality of positions to which said column stop may bemoved,

6. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa frame of the machine, a carriage; a column stop; a column stop barwith which said column stop is adapted to engage at different points inthe length of said bar; and shifting means for shifting said column stopinto engagement with said bar, the shifting means and the column stopbar being carried one by the frame of the machine and the other by thecarriage, whereby a relative movement between the carriage and frame iseffective to determine the position on the column stop bar at which thecolumn stop may be engaged.

7. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; a column stop; a column stop bar with which the column stopis adapted to engage at different points in the length of said bar, saidcolumn stop bar and column stop being normally mounted for movementrelatively one to the other during the travel of the carriage; andshifting means for shifting said column stop into engagement with thecolumn stop bar, the position of the carriage in its travel determiningat what position along the column stop bar the stop may be engagedtherewith.

8. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; a frame of the machine; a column stop normally carried bythe frame of the machine; and a shifting means for shifting the columnstop off the frame and into engagement with a part on the carriage to becarried thereby.

9. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism,v the combinationof a carriage; a column stop bar carried by the carriage; a frame of themachine; a column stop normally carried by the frame of the machine andadapted to engage the column stop bar at different points in the lengthof said bar; and shifting means for shifting the column stop off theframe and into engagement with said column stop bar to be carriedthereby.

10. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof acarriage; a frame of the machine; a column stop normally fixedrelatively to one of said frame and carriage parts; means operable atwill for fixing the column stop relatively to the other of said parts; acooperating tabulator stop normally in the inoperative position; and keycontrolled means for pro jecting said cooperating tabulator stop intooperative position.

11. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a column stop normally fixedrelatively to one of said frame and carriage parts; and means forshifting the column stop back and forth from one to the other of saidparts and for holding it on either of the parts to which it is shifted.

12. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof acarriage; an element which travels in unison with the carriage; afixed part of the ma chine; a column stop; and key controlled means forshifting said column stop from said fixed part to and for coiinecting itto travel with said element.

13. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; an element which travels in unison with the carriage; afixed part of the machine; a column stop; key controlled means forshifting said column stop from said fixed part to and for connecting itto travel with said element: and means for shifting said column stopback [0 and for holding it on said fixed part.

1%. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carria-ge; a frame of the machine; a column stop bar carried by oneof said carriage and frame parts; a column stop adapted to engage thecolumn stop bar at different points corresponding to different letterspace positions in the travel of the carriage; a column stop holdercarried by the other of said parts and normally holding said columnstop; and means operable at will for shifting said. column stop fromsaid holder to and for connecting it with said column stop bar.

15. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a column stop bar carried by oneof said carriage and frame parts; a column stop adapted to engage thecolumn stop bar at different points corresponding to dilferent letterspace positions in the travel of the carriage; a col umn stop holdercarried by the other of said parts and normally holding said columnstop; means operable at will for shifting said column stop from saidholder to and for connecting it with said column stop bar; and means forshifting said column stop from said column stop bar to said holder.

1.6. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine: a column stop; and means forthrowing the column stop into and out of operative position by shiftingthe stop from one of said frame and carriage parts to and foroperatively connecting it with the other of said parts.

17. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a series of column stops; andmeans for shifting said column stops into and out of operative positionby moving said stops individually from one of said frame and carriageparts to the other of said parts, and for operatively connecting each ofthe stops with the part to which it is moved.

18. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a series of column stops mountedfor shifting movement from one of said frame and carriage parts to theother; and means for so shifting the stops.

19. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a series of column stops mountedfor shifting movement from one of said frame and carriage parts to theother; and means operative individually on the stops for so shiftingthem.

20. In a typewriting machine and tabu lating mechanism, the combinationof a series of column stops movable into and out of operative position;means for holding said stops in either of the positions to which theymay be moved; a single key at the ke vboard; and means controlled bysaid key for moving said stops individually into and out of operativeposition.

21. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of column stops movable into and out of operative position;means for holding said stops in either of the positions to which theymay be moved; and key actuated restoring means for moving said stopsind'r vidually to inoperative position, said restoring means comprisinga shifting device cooperative with but one stop at a time and effectiveby its actuation to move the stop which is in register therewith back toinoperative position.

22. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a series of column stops movableto and from operative position by a movement from one of said frame andcarriage parts to the other; and means for moving the stops to operativeposition, said means comprising a key actuated member cooperative withbut one stop at a time, said member being carried by the part from whichthe stops are moved in their movement to operative position.

23. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism the combination ofa carriage; a frame of the machine; a series of column stops movable toand from operative position by a movement from one of said frame andcarriage parts to the other; and means for moving the stops toinoperative position, said means comprising a key actuated membercooperative with but one stop at a time, said member being carried bythe part to which the stops are to be moved in their movement toinoperative position.

24. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a series of column stops movableto and from operative position by a movement from one of said frame andcarriage parts to the other; means for moving the stops to operativeposition,

said means comprising a key actuated member cooperative with but onestop at a til-no, said member being carried by the part from which thestops are moved in their movement to operative position; and restoringmeans for moving said stops-to inoperative position, said restoringmeans comprising a key actuated member cooperative with but one stop ata time, said member being carried by the part to which the stops are tobe moved in their movement to inoperative po sition.

25. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a machine frame; a series of tabulator stops; a containerfor said stops, said container being carried by one of said frame andcarriage parts; and means for forcing said tabulator stops from saidcontainer to the other of said parts.

26. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops; a container for said stops; means formoving the stops individually from said container to operative position;and automatically acting means for shifting said stops bodily along insaid container.

27. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops; a container for said stops; a shifterfor moving the stops successively from said container to operativeposition; and automatically acting means for moving said stops bodilyalong in said container to bring the stops successively into registerwith said shifter.

28. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a machine frame; a series of column stops; a containerfor said column stops, said container being carried by the frame of themachine; means on the carriage with which the column stops are adaptedto engage at different positions along the line of travel of thecarriage; and shifting means for forcing the stops individually out ofsaid container and into engagement with said engaging means on thecarriage.

29. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a machine frame; a series of column stops; a containerfor said column stops, said container being carried by the frame of themachine; means on the carriage with which the column stops are adaptedto enat different positions along the line of travel of the carriage;shifting means for forcing the stops individually out of said containerand into engagement with said engaging means on the carriage; and meansfor forcing said column stops along said container to bring the stopssuccessively into register with said shifting means.

30. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a car riage; a machine frame; a container carried by one of saidframe and carriage parts; a series of stops in said container; means forshifting the stops out of said container and into operative position andfor operatively connecting them with the other of said parts; and meansfor forcing the stops out of operative position back into saidcontainer.

31. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a machine frame; a container carried by one of said frameand carriage parts; a series of stops in said container; and means forshifting the stops individually out of said container and into operativeposition and for operatively connecting them with the other of saidparts; means for forcing said stops along said container andsuccessively into cooperative relation with said shifting means; andmeans for forcing the stops out of operative position back into saidcontainer.

32. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism,the combination ofa carriage a column stop bar on the carriage; a frame of the machine; acontainer carried by the frame of the machine; a series of column stopscarried by said container; a key actuated shifting device operative onsaid stops individually for shifting the stops out of said container andinto engagement with the column stop bar at different points in thelength thereof; and a key actuated device cooperative with saidcolumnstops individually to disengage them from the column stop bar andto shift them back into the containcr.

33. In a typcwriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a column stop bar on the carriage; a frame of themachine; a container carried by the frame of the machine; a series ofcolumn stops carried by said container; a key actuated shifting deviceoperative on said stops individually for shifting the stops out of saidcontainer and into engagement with the column stop bar at differentpoints in the length thereof; spring pressed means for shifting saidcolumn stops along said container to bring the stops successively intocooperation with said shifting device; and a key actuated devicecooperative with said column stops individually to disengage them fromthe column stop bar and to shift them back into the container.

34. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a machine frame; a series of column stops normally heldin inoperative position on one of said parts; means for shifting saidstops to operative position on the other of said parts and forconnecting them therewith; and means for shifting said stops back toinoperative position and for holding them on the part on which they arenormally held, both sets ofsaid means comprising a key, and means forrendering said key operative for shifting the stops into or out ofoperative position at Will.

35. In a typeWriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the saidpositions to which they may be moved; key actuated means for shiftingbut one of said stops to inoperative position at each key actuation; andautomatically acting means for rendering said key actuated shiftingmeans inoperative.

36. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the said positions to Which they may be moved; key actuated means for shifting saidstops to inoperative position; and automatically acting means forlocking said key actuated shifting means against actuation and in thenormal position.

37. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanlsm, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the saidpositions to Which they may be moved; means for shifting said stops toinoperative position; automatically acting means for rendering saidshifting means inoperative; and automatically acting means for renderingsaid shifting means operative.

38. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the saidpositions to Which they may be moved; key actuated means for shiftingsaid stops to inoperative position; automatically acting means forlocking said key actuated shifting means against actuation and in thenormal position; and automatically acting means for releasing saidlocking means.

39. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the saidpositions to which they may be moved; a key actuated shifter operativeon the stops individually to move one of them to inoperative position ateach actuation of the key; and automatically acting means for renderingsaid shifter inoperative.

40. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the saidpositions to Which they may be moved; a key actuated shifter operativeon the stops individually to move one of them to inoperative position ateach actuation; and automatically acting means for locking said shifteragainst actuation and in the normal position.

41. In a typeWriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the saidpositions to Which they may be moved; a key actuated shifter operativeon the stops individually to move one of them to inoperative position ateach actuation; automatically acting means for locking said shifteragainst actuation and in the normal position; and automatically actingmeans for releasing said locking means.

4-2. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of tabulator stops movable into and out of operativeposition and adapted to remain indefinitely in either of the saidpositions to Which they may be moved; a key actuated shifter operativeon the stops individually to move one of them to inoperative position ateach actuation; automatically acting means under control of said stopsfor locking said shifter against actuation and in the normal position;and automatically acting means under control of the stops for releasingsaid locking means.

43. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a column stop bar; a series of column stops; and meansfor operatively connecting the column stops to the column stop bar atdifferent points in the length of said bar, the point of operativeconnection of each stop With the bar depending on the position of thecarriage in its line of travel.

44:. In a typevvriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; a projector for moving thestops one at a time to operative position; and means independent of thetravel of the carriage for moving the stops successively into registerwith said projector.

45. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a machineframe; a carriage; a series of column stops; a projector formoving the column stops one at a time to operative position; and meanscarried by the frame of the machine for moving said column stopssuccessively into register with said projector.

l6. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of column stops; a holder for said column stops; a keyactuated projector for moving one of said stops from said holder tooperative position at each actuation of the key which controls saidprojector; and automatically acting means for moving another of saidstops into register with said projector when one of the stops is movedto operative position by said projector.

47. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a machine frame; a carriage; a series of column stops; a holder forsaid column stops; a projector for moving said stops one at a time fromsaid holder to operative position; means for moving said stopssuccessively into register with said projector, said holder, projectorand moving means all being carried by a single one of said frame andcarriage parts.

48. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; a projector for moving thecolumn stops one at a time to operative position; and a specialindicator for indicating the relation between the carriageand saidprojector.

49. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; a projector for moving thecolumn stops one at a time to operative position; and a specialinclicator cooperative with the work sheet for indicating the positionof the carriage and the work sheet with reference to said projector.

50. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; a projector for moving thecolumn stops one at a time to operative position, said projector beingoff-set to one side of a vertical fore and aft plane passing through theprinting point; and an indicator set in a correspondingly offsetposition to indicate the position of the carriage with reference to saidprojector.

51. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; a projector for moving thecolumn stops one at a time to operative position; said projector beingoffset to one side of a vertical fore and aft plane passing through theprinting point; and an indicator cooperative with the work sheet, saidindicator being set in an offset position which corresponds to theoffsetting of the projector to indicate the position of the carriage andwork sheet with reference to said projector. Y

52. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; a projector for moving thecolumn stops one at a time to operative position, said projector beingoffset to one side of a vertical plane passing through the printingpoint; a fixed printing point and line indicator; and a specialindicator carried by said fixed indicator, said special indicator beingoffset to a position corresponding to said projector to indicate theposition of the carriage with reference to said projector.

53. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of column stops; means for moving said column stops tooperative position; means for moving said stops to inoperative position;a single key for moving either of said moving means; and anindependently operable device for determining which of said moving meansshall be moved by said key.

54. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of column stops; means for moving said column stops tooperative position; means for moving said stops to inoperative position;a single key for moving either of said moving means; and anindependently operable hand actuated means for operatively connectingsaid single key with either one or the other of said moving means.

55. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of column stops; means for moving said column stops one at atime to operative position; means for moving said stops one at a time toinoperative position; a single key at the keyboard of the machine; andindependently operable hand actuated means for operatively connectingsaid single key with one or another of said moving means.

56. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; means for moving said stops oneat a time out of operative position; and means for arresting thecarriage when a stop is in register with said moving means.

57 In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; a series of column stops; means for moving said stops one ata time out of operative position; means for effecting a relativemovement between said series of stops and said stop moving means tobring the stops successively into register with said stop moving means;and means for arrest-ing the carriage each time a stop is brought intoregister with said stop moving means.

58. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, thecombination ofa carriage; a series of column stops; means for moving said stops one ata time out of operative position; means for arresting the carriage eachtime a stop is brought into register with said stop moving means; andmeans for releasing thecarriage after each stop is moved to inoperativeposition.

59. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; means for moving said stops oneat a time out of operative position; means for effecting a relativemovement between said series of stops and said stop moving means tobring the stops successively into register with said stop moving means;and means cooperative successively with said column stops to arrest thecarriage as the stops are brought successively into register with saidmoving means.

60. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; means for moving said stops oneat a time out of operative position; means for arresting the carriagewhen a stop is in register with said moving means, and automaticallyactuated means for rendering said carriage arresting means operativewhen said stop moving means are operative.

61. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; means for moving said stops oneat a time out of operative position; means for effecting a relativemovement bet-ween said series of stops and said stop moving means tobring the stops successively into register with said stop moving means;means for arresting the carriage each time a stop is brought intoregister with said stop moving means; and automatically actuated meansfor rendering said carriage arresting means operative when said stopmoving means are rendered operative.

62. In a typewriting machine and tabulatin'g mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a series of column stops; means for moving said stops oneat a time out of operative position; means for effecting a relativemovement between said series of stops and said stop moving means tobring the stops successively into register with said stop moving means;means cooperative successively with said column stops to arrest thecarriage as the stops are brought successively into register with saidmoving means; means for releasing the carriage after each stop is movedto inoperative position; and automatically actuated means for renderingsaid carriage arresting means operative when said stop moving means arerendered operative.

63. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; stop receiving means on thecarriage and on the frame which are adapted to be brought into register;a stop; and means for shifting said stop from one of the carriage andframe parts to the other when said stop receiving means are in register.

64. In a ty ewriting machine and tabulating mechamsm, the combination ofa carriage; a frame of the machine; a stop magazine 011 one of saidparts and from which only one stop at a time can be ejected; means forejecting the stops one at a time from said magazine; and stop engagingmeans on the other of said parts arranged at different points along thesame, the different stop engaging means and the point of ejectmentof thestops being brought into register by the travel of the carriage toreceive the stops from the ejector.

65. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; acolumn stop bar carried by oneof said parts; a magazine carried by the other of said parts; a seriesof column stops carried by said magazine; and an ejector for moving thestops one at a time from said magazine to said column stop bar.

66. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a column stop bar carried by oneof said parts; a magazine carried by the other of said parts; a seriesof column stops carried by said magazine; an ejector for moving thestops one at a time from said magazine to said column stop bar, andmeans for moving the column stops along said magazine to registersuccessively with said ejector.

67. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; a column stop bar carried by oneof said parts, and provided with stop engaging means situated a letterspace distance apart; a magazine carried by the other of said parts; aseries of column stops carried by said maga zine; and an ejector formoving the stops one at a time from said magazine into e11- gagementwith said engaging means, the position along the column stop bar atwhich each stop is engaged therewith depending on the position of thecarriage in its travel.

68. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a carriage; a frame of the machine; stop receiving means on thecarriage and on the frame which are adapted to be brought into register;a stop; means for shifting said stop from one of the carriage and frameparts to the other when said stop receiving means are in register; andmeans for arresting the carriage when the stop receiving means are inregister.

69. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a stop support adapted to receive and support stops at differentpoints in the length thereof, a series of stops; a magazine in whichsaid stops are contained, said magazine having a slot through which butone stop can pass at a time; means by which a relative movement betweensaid stop support and magazine may be effected to bring different partsof the stop support and the said slot in the magazine into register; andan ejector for forcing the stops from said magazine to said stopsupport.

70. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a stop support adapted to receive and support stops at differentpoints in the length thereof; a series of stops; a magazine in whichsaid stops are contained, said magazine having a slot through which butone stop can pass at a time; means by which a relative movement betweensaid stop support and magazine may be effected to bring different partsof the stop support and the said slot 1n the magazine into register; anejector for forcing the stops from said magazine to said stop support;and means for moving said stops along said magazine to bring themsuccessively into register with said ejector.

71. In a typewriting machine and tabulating mechanism, the combinationof a series of column stops movable into and out of operative positionand adapted to be retained indefinitely in either of the said positionsto which they may be moved; and a spring pressed bar with which thestops are forced into engagement when the stops are moved to operativeposition, the movement of each stop out of operative positiondisengaging it from said bar.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county ofNew York, and State of New York, this 30th day of July A. D. 1910.

JOHN WALDHEIM. Witnesses:

CHARLES E. SMITH, E. M. WELLS.

